Originally posted by reelitupandup occonor stuff isnt my taste
Exactly, which doesn't make it ART to YOU, but to the thousands of people who purchased his work, IT IS ART, and that makes him a photographer and an artist.
I, on the other hand, love taking photos. I have 25,000 photos posted on my smugmug, none of them is a work of art to me, I just look for the photo and record the image. Capturing 300-400 individual motocross racers in a day of racing is a different kind of challenge and requires a different set of skills. I also have recorded images of the most photographed natural wonder of the world, Niagara Falls, I like them, never thought of any as art as I use them for illustration purposes. However, someone just today thought of one of them as art and made a purchase of one...in a 16 x 20 size. That still doesnt make me think I am an artist, I am a photographer displaying images made with my chosen medium.
Whether its art or JUST digital images, I recorded 364 sales last month, of ordinary motocross racing, plus some landscapes. I like that, cuz thats what I do, I like birds, flowers, clouds, a million sunsets.
On the otherhand, I do not care for "urban" photography, ghetto photography, marbles, baskets and park benches, they have been done a million times also. Everyone has different tastes.
You had a couple of pictures that caught my eye, however since I cannot be openminded in my critique, I will not give you an individual or overall opinion of your work because of this thread.
I respect the photographers here as they all have a unique vision and choice of medium and they all respect each others choices and styles.